Hardware problem

If you had erased NAND flash, how to boot the system?

Answer: If the Nand Flash has been erased, user can boot the system through SD card. OMAP35x series chips can support booting x-loader from SD card. User can refer to Devkit8000 user manual to update image from SD card.

How to use USB OTG as Host or Device?

Answer: The USB OTG interface can be used as USB Host function with a Mini-A to Standard-A cable, or used as USB Device function with a Mini-B to Standard-A cable.

If using USB OTG interface as USB Host, please follow below steps:
1) Connect Hub power to USB Hub;
2) Connect USB OTG cable to Devkit8000 board;
3) Power on and get into system;
4) Plug in USB Hub to USB OTG through cable;
5) Insert USB mouse or keypad to USB Hub.

How to boot from SD card?

Answer:Press BOOT key and power on, the system will boot from SD card first and then boot from Nand flash.

Answer: We suggest two ways:
1. Connect with JTAG EmulatorEmbest provide XDS100v2 and TDS560 emulators which can be used for TI's C2000, C5000, C6000 chips and OMAP, DaVinci, ARM7 and ARM9 microprocessors.

Answer: The DevKit8000 board is not delivered with RTC battery, user needs to prepare it themselves. The battery model is CR1220.

Linux problem

If the Nand Flash has been erased, how to restore it?

Answer: Please download the linux_WriteToNandflash.rar,and decompress the linux_WriteToNandflash.rar, copy all files to the SD card in the linux_WriteToNandflash.rar, and then boot the image from the SD card.

Warnning:If your NandFlash has OS before, please erase it, enter to the u-boot command mode and input the commands of "nand erase" to erase the NandFlash.

How to set NFS server on Devkit8000 board?

Answer: Please follow below steps:
1. Please make sure your PC OS is set the NFS server.
2. Connect the net cable between PC and Devkit8000 board.
3. Power on the Devkit8000 board, and enter to U-boot command line,input the following command:

Note:
192.192.192.200 is IP of board;
192.192.192.117 is IP of PC;
192.192.192.117:/home/lijr/work/nfsroot/rootfs is the mounted rootfs on PC;
192.192.192.101 is IP of gateway;
255.255.255.0 is subnet mask;
devkit8000 is name (can be modified);

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